Annie Liebovitz photographs Disney

[Not Afraid]

Fun new Ad campaign - albeit for a pretty lame promotion. (http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/index?name=Gallery)


Stars Play Out Disney Park Fantasies In New Images Unveiled by Annie Leibovitz

Photography Featuring Scarlett Johansson, Beyoncé and David Beckham Kicks Off Disney's 'Year of a Million Dreams'

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Jan. 26, 2007) / PRNewswire / — To launch Disney Parks "Year of a Million Dreams" celebration, spectacular new images were unveiled today featuring the work of acclaimed photographer Annie Leibovitz, and starring Scarlett Johansson as Cinderella, Beyoncé taking a spin in a giant teacup and David Beckham slaying a dragon.

Leibovitz's images also fulfill one of Beckham's "dreams," as the Disney Parks project is his first endorsement since signing a contract to play professional soccer in the United States.

In addition to the three debut images, Disney Parks has commissioned more images by Leibovitz that will feature other celebrities in classic, Disney fairy tale settings.

"I'm really delighted to be part of the 'Where Dreams Come True' campaign," said Leibovitz. "We live in difficult times and I feel, especially as a parent, that keeping dreams alive is one of the most important things we can do."

Each image features a scene with the featured celebrities transformed into the role of a fabled Disney character, expressing their own dreams and imagination.

As Cinderella, Scarlett Johansson is seen running down a flight of stairs as the clock strikes midnight with her glass slipper unknowingly left behind. The tagline reads, "Where every Cinderella story comes true."

Befitting a true princess, Johansson wears a stunning, one-of-a-kind Harry Winston tiara – a dazzling piece in platinum with more than 62 carats of sparkling diamonds and valued at $325,000. The dress worn by Johansson is a custom-made, Cinderella-inspired gown designed by Nicoletta Santoro.


David Beckham plays the part of the gallant Prince Phillip from "Sleeping Beauty," atop his trusted steed fighting the evil dragon. The tagline reads, "Where imagination saves the day."

"There were many Disney characters I liked as a kid," said Beckham. "Now my sons love the Disney characters and it's a big part of their lives, a big part of many children's lives around the world. So to be part of that is an honor and very exciting.

"I love going to Disney, I'm like a big kid," he added.


Beyoncé appears as "Alice in Wonderland," twirling in a teacup, accompanied by Oliver Platt as the Mad Hatter and Lyle Lovett as the March Hare. The tagline reads, "Where Wonderland is your destiny."

"It's two great imaginations coming together – Disney and Annie Leibovitz," said Lovett. "To be along for the ride really is quite something, just knowing that you're going to be part of a great Disney character. And then when you step into the imagination of Annie Leibovitz, you know you're in another world."
"The 'Where Dreams Come True' campaign is about the imaginations and dreams that are inside us all," said Jay Rasulo, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. "By capturing these transformational experiences, these emotional images communicate a powerful concept. Working with Annie Leibovitz was a natural fit – Disney is known for immersive storytelling and Annie is a masterful artist whose photos speak volumes."

The campaign premieres as a special insert in the March issues of Vanity Fair, GQ, Vogue, W, The New Yorker, Conde Nast Traveler and Cookie.

As part of the "Where Dreams Come True" initiative, Disney Parks introduced "The Year of a Million Dreams" (Oct. 1, 2006-Dec. 31, 2007). During this 15-month, first-of-its-kind celebration, more than one million very special dreams are being granted to guests visiting Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. The celebration also is highlighted by the debut of innovative Disney attractions and entertainment spectaculars at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts.

For more information about Disney Parks, "The Year of a Million Dreams" and "Where Dreams Come True," guests may visit www.mydisneyparks.com.

[Alex]

I like the Teacups one since the combination of Beyonce (as Alice), Oliver Platt, and Lyle Lovett, is just bizarre enough to be appealing.

The other two are more forgettable.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I like both the "Alice" and "Cinderella" pic. The other, not so much.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

I agree that the Teacups picture made me smile, particularly-- Lyle Lovett is so bizarrely perfect as the March Hare, as is Platt as the Hatter. I don't even mind Beyonce as Alice-- she looks just about right.

(And here is where I admit that Scarlett Johansenn, for all of her sometimes-questionable talent, is really rather lovely, and that I now know that I've always wanted to wear a couture/silk Cinderella dress.)

[innerSpaceman]

Oh, I was wondering where Gemini Cricket's Avatar du Jour came from.

[Stan4dSteph]

Beckham is hot!

[katiesue]

I love Lyle Lovett!

[Gemini Cricket]

Well, I love them all. But I especially love my Prince Beckham.
:)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

The images are lovely. I can't help but ask, though - exactly what did she photograph, here? People in front of green screens? Did they get Beckham on a horse and have it rear up, or did they just get his head and stick it on someone else?

To me, this is less the work of a renown portrait photographer than a testament to the "bluescreen and computers" side of imagery. I'd say it's those guys that deserve the headline, not Annie.

Pretty pics. :)

[Not Afraid]

The images are lovely. I can't help but ask, though - exactly what did she photograph, here? People in front of green screens? Did they get Beckham on a horse and have it rear up, or did they just get his head and stick it on someone else?

To me, this is less the work of a renown portrait photographer than a testament to the "bluescreen and computers" side of imagery. I'd say it's those guys that deserve the headline, not Annie.

Pretty pics. :)

http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/disney/26636/images/26636-lo-beckham1.jpg

A few more behind the scenes pics here. (http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/disney/26636/)

[innerSpaceman]

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6466/princebeckhamzz6.jpg


:eek:

[Not Afraid]

BTW, watch the "B-Roll" footage if you get the chance. If nothing more that for the shot of David Beckham's ass as he gets on the horse [faints]. DAMN!

[Stan4dSteph]

BTW, watch the "B-Roll" footage if you get the chance. If nothing more that for the shot of David Beckham's ass as he gets on the horse [faints]. DAMN!I'm telling you. Season. Tickets.

You can see that ass in shorts running all over the field.

[Not Afraid]

Steph, can you just move YOUR ass back out here to CA so we can have Girls Night with David Beckham?

[Not Afraid]

Or, maybe it should just be called Girls Night with David Beckhams' Ass? No need to mince words, is there?

[Club 33]

The images are lovely. I can't help but ask, though - exactly what did she photograph, here? People in front of green screens? Did they get Beckham on a horse and have it rear up, or did they just get his head and stick it on someone else?

To me, this is less the work of a renown portrait photographer than a testament to the "bluescreen and computers" side of imagery. I'd say it's those guys that deserve the headline, not Annie.

Pretty pics. :)

I agree- the backgrounds are clearly not the actual park locations.

But it's fitting, isn't it? The first-of-its-kind, Year of A Million Dreams celebration, which is neither a year long (15 months), nor the first of its kind (like Disney hasn't given prizes out on a regular basis as a maketing gimmick before), nor does it include 1 million prices (its actually 1.25 million).

I think it was a mistake to have any celebration this year; the 50th just ended, and at least that seemed like a cause for celebration. This is just 100% marketing, and its pretty transparent.

That being said...

I do like the pics. They are magical and Disneyish, but not cartoonish. Its nice.

[Gemini Cricket]

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6466/princebeckhamzz6.jpg


:eek:
"I feel love, I feel love, I feel love, I feeeeeel love." ~ Donna Summer
:blush:

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Whoa, I stand corrected! The video tells all.

[Stan4dSteph]

Okay you technical people, we need a screenshot of that!

[Club 33]

Whoa, I stand corrected! The video tells all.

Well- while Beckham was actually on on a horse, your point still stands (the shots were clearly very edited). However they are still great art pieces.

[€uroMeinke]

So where's the Scarlett Johansenn Cinderella princess breakfast?

[mousepod]

I was going to post the Dita Von Teese as Snow White pics here - but I just went to look at them - they're naughtier than I remembered...

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

I dislike the Ham so I don't care much for that pic. The other two are cool and I like best the fun teacup spin. I adore L.L. Sweet!

[€uroMeinke]

I was going to post the Dita Von Teese as Snow White pics here - but I just went to look at them - they're naughtier than I remembered...

Yeah, I think this is the only one postable:

http://photos.xenarchy.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_dsnow01.jpg

[Snowflake]

Okay, I never thought I'd say this, but NA, I watched that video and OMG David Beckham's a$$. How can I capture that for my desktop?

Seriously, I love the Teacups photo. I love Oliver Platt and Lyle Lovett, Beyonce looks cute as Alice and the whole thing just makes me smile.

Scarlett Johanssen looks stunning and for that matter, so does David Beckham. Does this mean I'm going to have to start watching soccer and making day trips to LA?

[Not Afraid]

Yeah, I never thought twice about David Beckham until yesterday.

[innerSpaceman]

Ditto. But I still have no desire to watch him player soccer. I've seen plenty of Beckham pictures over the years, and I've always thought him a handsome man.

But once he dressed up like Prince Charming astride his noble steed, my reaction went from hmmmmmm to raaawwwwrrrrllllhhmm.





Let me know if he ever switches from soccer to polo.





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[€uroMeinke]

Let me know if he ever switches from soccer to polo.

That's an interesting euphamism

[Prudence]

Am I the only one more interested in the guys in the teacup than the one on the horse?

[Snowflake]

Am I the only one more interested in the guys in the teacup than the one on the horse?

Nope

[katiesue]

Nope

Ditto

[Sparrow~Capt Jack Sparrow]

Wow!! The Cinderella and the Prince photos are both etherically
charming, beautifully cast, and photoshopped.

BUT that teacup will sure need a good scrubbing and cleaning
after THOSE 3 get out! Ick!!! Horribly cast, and what's with
Lyle? Did Annie think his ears were already big, furry, and floppy
enough already ~ no costume or rabbit makeup????? YUCK!!!!
That picture could have been so much better.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Am I the only one more interested in the guys in the teacup than the one on the horse?

No, ma'am, indeed.

[JWBear]

Is it just me, or does Annie Leibovitz look more and more like Woody Allen in drag the older she gets.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Is it just me, or does Annie Leibovitz look more and more like Woody Allen in drag the older she gets.

Just another mental image that makes me wish that my brain had a delete button.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Am I the only one more interested in the guys in the teacup than the one on the horse?

Like I said, dig L.L. in the teacup.

[CoasterMatt]

I wanna see Henry Rollins as the cop in Mr. Toad's

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Let me know if he ever switches from soccer to polo.That's an interesting euphamismI don't get it. :confused:

Am I the only one more interested in the guys in the teacup than the one on the horse?Sorry Pru, I'm gonna stick with the mounted dude. :evil:

[Prudence]

Sorry Pru, I'm gonna stick with the mounted dude. :evil:

One for you, two for me....sounds fair.

[mousepod]

I have to chime in here and say that I am grateful that women as hip as those on LoT find "unconventional beauty" so attractive.

[Not Afraid]

As much as I appreciate what's his name's fine ass, I'd much rather converse with Platt or Lovette.

[Gemini Cricket]

As much as I appreciate what's his name's fine ass, I'd much rather converse with Platt or Lovette.
Not me. I'd love some Becks pillow talk.
;)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

As much as I appreciate what's his name's fine ass, I'd much rather converse with Platt or Lovette.Converse? Oh honey, he ain't gonna be talking...!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I don't get all the fuss about Beckham. He doesn't even blip my radar. I'm not a fan of athletes in general, and his face is so blah.

Can't say I find the other two men very attractive, but they're definitely higher on my interest scale.

[Not Afraid]

Did you see him mount that horse? Whoa NELLY!

[Prudence]

For me, interesting trumps pretty any day of the week. Plus, the tea party involves more velvet.

[Stan4dSteph]

I'm into soccer, so I'd have a lot to talk to him about.

[innerSpaceman]

I don't get it. :confused:

Pffft.

This from the man who gave us subscribes to the same magazine! :eek:

[NirvanaMan]

I like the pics myself. Very upscale.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

This from the man who gave us subscribes to the same magazine! :eek:I just meant that I didn't see any relationship between the words "soccer" and "polo" that indicated an orientation and/or gender identity.

[innerSpaceman]

That's funny, I never figured out what gender or orientation had to do with "magazine."

But whatever. Polo's played on horses ... and with this week's concurrent Naked Harry Potter thread with pics from his Equus run ... horses are 100%, temporarily, gay!

[Gn2Dlnd]

I have to chime in here and say that I am grateful that women as hip as those on LoT find "unconventional beauty" so attractive.

And likewise, men.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

That's funny, I never figured out what gender or orientation had to do with "magazine."If the magazine subscription(s) are Advocate, Genre, XY, or Out, I think it has a great deal to do with orientation.

So Annie when are we gonna get more photographs of Disney "princes" from you? May we start with Tarzan please? And may I be present at the shoot?

[Alex]

If she does Tarzan she should go with Serena Williams and completely bend it.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

BAH!

[katiesue]

If she does Tarzan she should go with Serena Williams and completely bend it.


Gahhh - I've been trying so scrub this image from my brain for the last hour with no success.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

A rejected concept for one of Annie's photos:
http://prettyontheoutside.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/skankerbell.jpg
not really

[CoasterMatt]

I thought that was artwork from the new direct to DVD TinkerBell...

[SzczerbiakManiac]

More Annie Leibovitz Disney pix (http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/03/04/annie-leibovitzs-dodgy-disney-dream-celebrity-portraits/), including Queen Latifah as Ursula, Jeff Bridges & Penelope Cruz as Beast & Belle, and Alec Baldwin & Olivia Wilde as Magic Mirror & the Evil Queen.

[Kevy Baby]

...Jeff Bridges & Penelope Cruz as Beast & Belle...Jeff Bridges just looks like Jeff Bridges

I liked the one picture description:Julie Andrews as the Blue Fairy of Pinocchio and Abigail Breslin as... something.

[€uroMeinke]

I think the dude is excellent casting for the beast

[JWBear]

The Beast abides.

[Kevy Baby]

The Beast abides.Just like NA